*
to know the weight
of my heart through
my eyes you can see
.
how it makes my life
difficult the flight over
troubled landscapes
.
I’ve that anchor inside
that sinks me like a spade
deep into the human
.
.
.
Oct8
Oct1
My Feelings
*
my feelings this time
don’t want to stay on
paper or even reach it
there’s is a modesty
to them as they rise
from my aging family
I move from pangs
of anxious pain to
serenity as giving
honor to vulnerability
brought forth a new
sweetness to be
savored alone
.
.
.
Sep25
A Tip
*
learn not to judge
just look at things
let them sink in as
images in a mirror
.
.
.
Sep22
Discorsi
*
quanto stancano
i discorsi inutili
spesi per conoscersi
coscienze ubriache
addormentate
anche in sogno
.
.
.
Sep17
Awakening
*
awakening to
having no
choice that
to have a job
that holds me
between the earth
and the sky
Sep10
Summer Poems – Giving
*
dry leaves scattered
on the summer tall grass
unable to move
.
dead to
themselves ready
to mulch
.
withal giving
.
.
.
.
Sep3
Summer Poems – Vintage
*
summer is usual
.
year after year
I seldom stop
to realize the cycles
in my own life
.
I just hung out in the
yard to dry some clothes
I wore when I was sixteen
.
colorful clashing joyful
lightly sprayed to let
the sun iron them
back to life they are
.
called vintage nowadays
.
.
.
Aug27
Summer Poems – The Cat
*
I sit outside
sipping some
home made mint tea
letting the morning
light falling on
me gently
the cat rolls
on his back under
my chair making sure
the pebbles work
well on him the
dog moans
.
.
.
.
Aug25
Inedita – Bellezza
Sunday’s posts are dedicated to Italian Poetry
*
manco
nel narrare la bellezza
un attributo divino
.
le parole allineate come perle
.
pronte per essere collana
e io che non trovo
il filo
.
.
.
.
If you wish to read the English Version click here.
Sì, la domeninca le poesie saranno in italiano!
Tuesday Poems will be in English as usual.
Aug20
Summer Poems – We Stall
*
we stall through August
aside the rare days
when the sky thundered
the wind hissed and shout
and we run up and down
closing windows pulling
shades and lifting chairs
the following steps
were those of picking up
the tender plants uprooted
from the garden the scattered
tomatoes and plums
august with its singing nights
.
.
.
.
Aug13
Summer Poems – Mirrors
*
summer comes
with invisible mirrors
on which each one stares
poses and eventually
struts away
indifferent are the spaces
on which people pause
I look up at the abundance
of details I look at them
and turn my eyes to
the parching fields
.
.
.
.
Aug6
Summer Poems – The Dog
*
she huffs and puts her face
down lined up with the concrete
patiently waiting for me
to remember to feed her
as I read and write and forget
the cat comes protesting
instead loud and demanding
until I get up to feed them both
.
.
.
.
Jul30
Secret Name
*
I dreamed my secret name
yes it was written
on a white stone
everything was crystal
clear then just like
the sky today harmony
coated and I felt so
relaxed so sleepy
.
I fell into another night
when I woke up I could
not make out the writing
and I got news of more
deaths more killings
more drowning crimes
.
if I could if I just could
tell everybody their
secret names
waking them up to life
.
.
.
.
Jul28
La bellezza
Sunday’s posts are dedicated to Italian Poetry
*
la conoscenza non è
l’intuizione della bellezza
non colpisce allo stesso modo
nè affonda come una radice sottile
nutrendo l’anima come
una pupilla dilatata che si apre
alla meraviglia
la bellezza è spontanea
.
.
.
.
Sì, la domenica le poesie saranno in italiano!
Tuesday Poems will be in English as usual.
.
Jul23
Prayer
*
shy me lord
of what sinks me down
as I fall asleep
let peace wrap me up
my thoughts
lighten my worries
remove just
a timid smile to
welcome you
.
.
